Hiroshi Nishikiori to Be Guest at Otakon 2025

Washington, D.C. (June 23, 2025) – Animation director and storyboard artist Hiroshi Nishikiori will be a guest at Otakon 2025, according to Otakorp Inc.

He began his career in photography at Takahashi Production before transitioning to directing at Nippon Animation. After gaining experience at these studios, he became a freelance director and has since led numerous popular and influential anime projects across both television and film.

His notable television directorial works include "Angelic Layer," "Azumanga Daioh," "Ghost Slayers Ayashi" ("Tenpō Ibun Ayakashi Ayashi"), "A Certain Magical Index," and "Trinity Seven."

In film, he has directed titles such as "The☆Doraemons: Exciting Locomotive Chase!", "Magic Tree House," "A Certain Magical Index: The Miracle of Endymion," "Monster Strike The Movie: Sora no Kanata," and "IDOLiSH7 the Movie: LIVE 4bit BEYOND THE PERiOD."

Otakon 2025 will be held from August 8-10, 2025 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

ABOUT OTAKON AND OTAKORP, INC.: Now entering its thirty-first year, Otakon is an annual celebration of Japanese and East Asian popular culture, and also one of the largest gatherings of fans in the United States. Otakon celebrates popular culture as a gateway to deeper understanding of Asian culture, and has grown along with the enthusiasm for anime, manga, video games, and music from the Far East. Historically, Otakon has drawn over 40,000 people for three days each year (for a paid attendance of over 100,000 turnstile attendees). Otakon is a membership-based convention sponsored by Otakorp, Inc., a Pennsylvania-based, 501(c)3 educational non-profit whose mission is to promote the appreciation of Asian culture, primarily through its media and entertainment. Otakorp, Inc. is directed by an all-volunteer, unpaid staff – we are run by fans, for fans.

For more information about Otakorp, Inc., see https://www.otakorp.org/
For more information and the latest news on Otakon 2025, see https://www.Otakon.com/